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As of early Wednesday, 580,530 people had signed up on a Facebook page created by Fox News talk show host Mike Huckabee to show support for Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A on Aug. 1 as part of "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."

As of early Wednesday, 580,530 people had signed up on a Facebook page started by Fox News talk show host Mike Huckabee calling for people to eat at their local Chick-fil-A restaurant Aug. 1 as part of an event he dubbed “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.”

Huckabee, a preacher and former Arkansas governor, called for the event following backlash from same-sex marriage proponents after the Atlanta-based restaurant’s president and COO, Dan Cathy, ruffled feathers with comments to Baptist Press he believes in “the biblical definition of marriage.”

Another 60,838 signed on to the Facebook page created by Huckabee to say they might go.

The Rev. Billy Graham and Christian groups across the country have also pledged their support to Chick-fil-A.

CNN is reporting that according to the group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), proponents of same-sex marriage have organized a counter protest for Wednesday that asks people to donate the approximate cost of a Chick-fil-A meal, about $6.50, to gay and lesbian rights groups.

And on Friday, GLAAD is backing "National Same-Sex Kiss Day". The event, supported by proponents of same-sex marriage, calls for same-sex couples to kiss in front of Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide and post the photos to the Internet, CNN reported.

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